Elements and Principals in 3D (paper)

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Texture Sculpture

This piece represents the element of texture utilizing wet and torn up card stock, dried and peeled wood glue, dry card stock, and masking tape. I wanted to be able to showcase all of the materials and different states in order to depict texture. So I used dry card stock for the bases, wet crumpled up card stock that was collaged on the top, and then two strips of card stock were soaked in water and cut to make a grass skirt appearance. I used the wood glue as a adhesive element but also as a decorative one. I portrayed a decorative swirl on the top to contrast the glossy look of the glue to the rough crumpled up paper and then I did strips of the glue, let it dry, and incorporated it among the cut paper again for texture contrast. The element of repetition is also utilized amongst this piece. 

Focal Point/ Space Sculpture

This piece represents the principal of focal point but also space with repetitive use of twirled up pieces of paper. To construct it, I used white card stock, masking tape, packing tape and wood glue. This piece goes back into space, creating an interesting combination of sphere, rectangular, and v-like shapes. This was originally designed for focal point, with a suspended sphere made out of masking tape in the middle of the oval cut out, using a circle of rolled up masking tape around it to help draw the eye to this point. But after the construction was complete the rolled up masking tape creating a circular motion around the piece drawing your eye away from the intended focal point and the suspended sphere along with how the overall body was constructed created nice shadows and emphasized the design element of space.

Repetition Sculpture

This piece represents the principal of repetition with the repetitive use of twirled up pieces of paper. To construct it, I used white card stock, masking tape, packing tape and wood glue. The element of repetition is depicted by the repeated use of rolled up card stock secured by masking tape and glued to a box of card stock. When I first started this piece I had just planned on using the box, but the design created by the repetition was better displayed when it was elevated. I was inspired by the look of an apple tree.